Meaning of 横転(おうてん) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 横転

Kana Reading おうてん

Romaji ōten

Examples of 横転, おうてん in a sentence

農家の男の子が、小麦を乗せた小型トラックを過って横転させてしまった。

A farm boy accidentally overturned his wagonload of wheat on the road.
「ところでよ、そのおめーのおとうさんはどこにいんのさ？」「横転したトラックの下なんよ。」

By the way, where's your old man? "Under that over-turned truck."
そしたら横転したの手伝ってやっからよ。

Then I'll help you overturn the wagon.

横 JLPT 3

15 strokes

sideways, side, horizontal, width, woof

On'Yomi: オウ

Kun'Yomi: よこ

転 JLPT 4

11 strokes

revolve, turn around, change

On'Yomi: テン

Kun'Yomi: ころ.がる, ころ.げる, ころ.がす, ころ.ぶ, まろ.ぶ, うたた, うつ.る, くる.めく

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